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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 1d

Live from Sunthorpe on Sea, it’s Sian Silver! 🪩🎤

Join us for Maybe Tomorrow, a new musical about a faded starlet. Sian now finds herself performing at the end of a pier, in the back-end of nowhere - but there's one dream that that she just cannot shake off her mind...

On at Òran Mór until 11 Oct

A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 7d

On next week is Maybe Tomorrow, a hilarious musical about Sian Silver, a statlet who finds herself performing at the end of a pier in the back-end of nowhere.

Join her for the last time in the dingy dressing room, as she reminisces on a lifetime of unrealised ambitions...

📆 6 – 11 Oct, 1pm

A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 8d

Join us this week for ⚪ Cheapo ⚫, as Kyla challenges Jamie to an intense chess game, a gamble she believes could win her old life back. But as they piece out the truth of the night that changed their lives, nothing is as black and white as it seems.

On at Òran Mór until 4 October.

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 14d

A Slice of the Pie is coming back! 🥧

We are thrilled to be hosting a second edition of our Scratch Night on Tue 25 Nov at Òran Mór.

Writers callout is live now! Apply by 9 October (12:00pm).
bit.ly/asliceofthepie

Directors and actors, stay tuned for more info!

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 14d

Here's your sneak peak into Cheapo!

Written by Katy Nixon, winner of the 2024 David MacLennan Award, and directed by our Artistic Director Brian Logan, Cheapo is a new high-stakes drama about two teenagers playing an intense and revealing game of chess♟️.

📆 Mon 29 Sep – Sat 4 Oct, 1pm, Òran Mór

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 15d

The Glasgow Poisoner on stage!

Join us this week for a thrilling musical inspired by one of Scotland’s most sensational murder trials 💀, as we finally work out: was the infamous Glaswegian socialite Madeleine Smith truly innocent, or just a killer who got away?

🎫On until 27 Sep at Òran Mór.

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 19d

📣 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Liz Ewing & Julia Murray will star in “Maybe Tomorrow” by Brian James O’Sullivan & Hannah Jarrett-Scott.

This hilarious new musical about a faded starlet with dejected desires and abandoned aspirations will be on at Òran Mór from 6-11 October. More info on our website!

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 20d

Sneak peek into a new musical based on a scandalous true crime from 19th century Glasgow 💀

Join us next week for The Glasgow Poisoner, as we try to work out once and for all - was the infamous Glaswegian socialite Madeleine Smith, innocent or guilty?

On at Òran Mór from 22-27 Sep. Don't miss out!

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 22d

☘️ FEIS on stage! ☘️

Join us this week for FEIS, a dark comedy about the fierce competition of Irish dancing, and a mother who tries to secure a win at any cost.

Featuring also live Irish music played by Brian James O'Sullivan.

Don't miss out - On at Òran Mór until Sat 20 Sep.

📷 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 27d

📣 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Testimony Adegbite and Yolanda Mitchell will star in new high-stakes drama ‘Cheapo’ by Katy Nixon, the 2024 winner of our David MacLennan Award.

Directed by PPP's Artistic Director Brian Logan, Cheapo performs at Òran Mór from 29 Sep to 4 Oct.

playpiepint.com/cheapo/

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 28d

The Feis rehearsal room is where the craic is at! 💃

Join us next week for this darkly funny comedy by Anna McGrath about the competitive nature of Irish dancing, as a mother does whatever it takes to save her family’s ailing dancing school.

On at Òran Mór from 15-20 Sep daily at 1pm.

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · 29d

Here’s Our Brother on stage!

Don’t miss this week’s electrifying political drama inspired by a true story back in 1987 Cambodia, as a radical Scottish professor, accompanied by a photojournalist, has a fateful interview with a merciless dictator.

🎫On until Sat 13 Sep daily at Òran Mór.

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Aug 28

📣 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We’re delighted to announce that Leah Balmforth, Julie Coombe and Louise Haggerty will be starring in #FEIS by Anna McGrath.

Also featuring live music from Brian James O'Sullivan!

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Mark Fisher @markffisher.bsky.social · Aug 26

Festival? What festival? @playpiepint.bsky.social kicks off the autumn season next week www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/a...

Straight outta Stirling: the musical giving William Wallace the Hamilton treatment

Beats, rhymes and Bannockburn? The creators of Wallace explain why they used hip-hop to tell the story of Scotland’s national hero

www.theguardian.com

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Aug 21

📣 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We're excited to announce that Bobby Bradley, Nicole Cooper and David Lee-Jones will be starring in 'Our Brother' by Jack MacGregor.

Performing at Oran Mor Glasgow (8-13 Sep) and Traverse Theatre (16-20 Sep).

Tickets and more info on our website!

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Aug 14

📣 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Dave Hook, Patricia Panther and Manasa Tagica will be starring in 'Wallace', our first show of the new season.

Don't miss this world premiere hip-hop musical retelling the life of Scottish legend William Wallace ⚔️

playpiepint.com/wallace/

@rawmaterialarts.bsky.social

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jul 15

📣 Autumn 2025 📣

We are delighted to reveal the 12 wonderful plays coming to Òran Mór and to venues across Scotland this Autumn!

Take a wee look ⬇️

playpiepint.com/autumn-annou...

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jun 26

Just two performances left of The Inquisitor at Òran Mór!

Don't miss this "fascinating and compelling hour" of theatre, and the closer to our Spring season before we go on our summer break.

Tickets and more info ⬇️

playpiepint.com/plays/the-in...

A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jun 24

⁉️ The Inquisitor is on stage – and it’s the final show of our Spring season!

Humour, humiliation, threats...the Inquisitor is now trying everything he can to get answers from the Prisoner.

Join us this week at Òran Mór until Sat, 28 June - catch it before the curtain falls!

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Peter Arnott @peterarnott.bsky.social · Jun 19

Very excited about this. Prepare for Tom and Michael blowing your socks off.

A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jun 18

The last show of our Spring season!

On next week at Òran Mór is The Inquisitor. Join us for this battle of wits, as one man tries everything he can to get answers from a silent prisoner.

Don’t miss this gripping clash between faith & reason, between the power of speech & unbreakable silence!

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jun 18

The last show of our Spring season!

On next week at Òran Mór is The Inquisitor. Join us for this battle of wits, as one man tries everything he can to get answers from a silent prisoner.

Don’t miss this gripping clash between faith & reason, between the power of speech & unbreakable silence!

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨 VACANCY 🚨

We are looking for a keen, creative, and versatile individual to be our Design and Maker Assistant!

⏰ Apply by Wed 9 July 2025, 11am

playpiepint.com/vacancy-desi...

Vacancy: Design and Maker Assistant - Play Pie Pint

We are seeking a keen, creative, and versatile individual to be our Design and Maker Assistant at A Play, A Pie and A Pint and be part of Glasgow’s lunchtime theatre phenomenon. This is a brand-new po...

playpiepint.com

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jun 17

On this week is the gothic comedy thriller The Haunting of Agnes Gilfrey, as Agnes and her partner arrive at an unforgettable Airbnb, with even its own dour housekeeper!

But when eerie wailing fills the night, Agnes sets off to uncover the house’s chilling secrets…

On at Òran Mór until 21 June 👻

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jun 13

Coffee & Connections...☕🎭

We are hosting a coffee morning for Scotland’s directors to meet and mingle, as well as getting the opportunity to chat with our Artistic Director, Brian Logan.

📆 Wed 2 July, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Tickets are free but very limited!

www.eventbrite.com/e/ppp-coffee...

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint @playpiepint.bsky.social · Jun 11

Here's You Won’t Break My Soul on stage🔥🔥

Beyoncé is in town, but Jordan wakes up to find his concert tickets have been rudely stolen...But there's no time for sadness - Join him and his best pal Russell as they work out a plan B to see Queen Bey🪩

Performing until this Sat 14 June at Òran Mór.

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